Photograph of SEC Nos 15 (Bogie car) and No. 31 at the city terminus on the north side of Sturt St. with the Town Hall in the background. Note the difference in the SEC motif transfers on the side of the tramcars. No. 15 later became No. 36. Photo taken by Keith Kings 14/3/1949. Two copies held. See also items 1910, 9511 and 9611 for similar photographs.Yields information about trams 15 and 31 in 1949.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear.On rear in blue ink "Ballarat", "Bogie tram No. 15 (later renumbered 36) 'waits time' with single truck car No. 31 in Sturt St. at the 'tramway centre' at Lydiard St. North intersection on 14/3/49." and stamp "K. S. Kings No. B(u)(2) Copyright reserved" in blue green ink.trams, tramways, sturt st, city centre, bogie trams, town hall, tram 15, tram 31

Colour print of Ballarat tram 12 stored in a Hayshed at Telegraph Hill, near Ararat. The tram was transferred to NSW Steam Tram Engine Preservation Society who in turn passed it to the Sydney Tramway Museum - see Oct. 1974 issue of Trolley Wire for the background and the transport to Sydney during September 1974. Photographer unknown.Yields information about the storage of SECV Ballarat No. 12 in a Hayshed before its transport to Sydney.Colour print - on plain paper with rounded corners.tramcars, tramways, offsite store, telegraph hill, tram 12, sper, stm

Colour print of Ballarat tram 39 after recovery from Lismore by the BTPS before being rolled into undercover storage at a property at the eastern end of Victoria St Ballarat East, possibly soon after arrival on 9 May 1976. See item 1649 for an appeal for storage space. Photographer unknown.Yields information about the recovery of SECV tram 39 from Lismore and its offsite storage.Colour print - on plain paper with rounded corners.tramcars, tramways, btps, tram 39, offsite store, victoria st., lismore

Colour print of Ballarat tram 30 after its recovery from Kaniva on 6/7 July 1974 (see Oct. 1974 issue of Trolley Wire). It was stored at the City of Ballarat Council depot for a while before being moved to the Haddon Tramway Workshops which at that time was under construction. Photographer unknown.Yields information about the recovery of SECV tram 30 from Kaniva and its storage at Haddon.Colour print - on plain paper with rounded corners.tramcars, tramways, offsite store, haddon, tram 30

Photograph of No 26 at the tramway centre, corner of Sturt and Lydiard St. The tram has the destination of City Oval and a pay as you enter sign by the open door. In the background is a bus, the Commonwealth Bank and National Mutual building. Note the festoon lighting in the foreground. Photographer and date unknown.Yields information about SECV Ballarat 26 running a City Oval service.Copy negative on a heavy substrate.tramcars, tramways, tram 26, city, sturt st, city oval

Photograph of No 21 in Ripon St near the intersection with Wendouree Parade. Tram has the destination of View Point. Ballarat A Power Station buildings are in the background. Photographer and date unknown.Yields information about SECV Ballarat 21 running a View Point service.Copy negative on a heavy substrate.tramcars, tramways, view point, tram 21, wendouree parade, ballarat a power station, ripon st

Photograph of No 21 at the View Point terminus, Wendouree Parade and Macarthur St. Tram has the destination of City. Lake Wendouree is in the background. Photographer and date unknown.Yields information about SECV Ballarat 21 running a View Point service.Copy negative on a heavy substrate.tramcars, tramways, view point, tram 21, wendouree parade, lake wendouree

Photograph of Ballarat 41 in a restaurant building in Horsham, shows part of the side and other items in the foreground. Date unknown, but likely mid 1990's. Printed on Kodak paper. Photographer not shown. See 9598 for an earlier photograph.Yields information about the appearance of Ballarat 41 following closure and use in a restaurant in Horsham.Colour photograph with notes on rear.On rear in ink "Horsham / Ballarat car 41 at a restaurant in Horsham as a Smokers Lounge" and in bottom right hand corner, "William F Scott collection"trams, tramways, ballarat, horsham, disposal, tram 41

Photograph of No.43 without trolley poles being moved by No. 35 at Wendouree Depot 13-4-1956. Photo by Wal Jack, Negative T234. Note the "Belmont" destination. See item 9600 for a copy negative. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeYields information about bogie trams prior to entering service in Ballarat.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album. On rear of photograph in ink "SEC Ballarat No. 43 without poles. No. 35 on rear, outside Wendouree depot 13-4-56" with W. Jack stamp in the top right hand corner and number "T234". trams, tramways, bogie trams, depot, wendouree parade, new trams, tram 43, tram 35

Photograph of No.43 without trolley poles being moved by No. 35 at Wendouree Depot 13-4-1956. Photo by Wal Jack, see item 5211 for a digital image. Note the "Belmont" destination.Yields information about bogie trams prior to entering service in Ballarat.Copy negative on a heavy substrate.tramcars, tramways, bogie trams, depot, wendouree parade, new trams, tram 43, tram 35

Brian and Jill Mills lived with their children at Lakeside Ave. Mt Beauty. Brian was in the airforce.4 photos were taken during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. 1. The "Mills Kids" beside the river - show the fashion of the time and how families spent their recreational time. 2.& 3. The "70 Lakeside Ave" photos show the type of housing provided by the SECV and that the garden hadn't been created. 4. SEC marshalling yards, Mt Beauty c 1940s-50s. An historic photo of 1940s/50s buses used to transport KHES workers to their work sites, some of which were on the High Plains.15 large photos scanned in colour. 5 have labels written on the backOn the back "Brian Mills" (in airforce uniform); "Mills Kids / 78 L/side Ave"; "70 Lakeside Ave"; "70 L/side Ave" and "SEC Marshalling yards - Mt Beauty (and Donor's name and address.lakeside ave mt beauty, brian mills

Set of two colour prints of Ballarat tram 30 in a park at Kaniva. The tram was recovered by BTPS workers 6/7 July 1974. See Oct. 1974 issue of Trolley Wire) and Feb. 2014 issue of Fares Please! for the trams story. Photographer most likely Bob Lilburn.Yields information about SECV tram 30 at Kaniva.Set of two Colour prints - with photographers notes on the rear.In ink "4-12-73 No. 30" and "To Kaniva 10-2-72, BTPS 7-7-74"tramcars, tramways, tram 30, kaniva

Book, 78 pages including card cover, printed on gloss paper, titled "By Birney to Golden Square", written by Brian Andrews, published by Southern Cross Traction, Kensington Park SA. Sub-titled "The last years of Bendigo's tramways", 1973. Features both black and white and colour photographs, including tickets, photos along each route, Charing Cross, depot, notes on the rolling stock with an aerial photograph of Bendigo with the tram routes marked in and a fold out detailed map of Bendigo and its track layout.trams, tramways, secv tramways, bendigo, maps

Presumably mass produced for sale black and white photos of prominent features of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.Photographic record of the construction by the SECV of the Kiewa Hydro Electric SchemeSmall photos with label along the bottom and with white border.label

The hospital was transported from Bonegilla (ex-army hospital ward) and began operations in 1949. It was located at the corner of Ryder's Lane and the Kiewa Valley Highway opposite the Bogong pub. In 1961, the hospital was relocated to the centre of the Mt Beauty town in the former SEC Administration buildingThe Tawonga District General Hospital was created in the late 1940s as the local population grew as a result of the SECV constructing the KHES and the town of Mt Beauty. Prior to this, the nearest hospital was at Yackandandah and medical care was provided by medical practitioners in Mt Beauty.B & W postcard photo showing Tawonga District General Hospital in front of mountains and below a cloudy sky.Printed in white at the bottom left side "Tawonga District General Hospital" and on back "Postcard / A Genuine Photograph"tawonga hospital, medical care, mt beauty hospital., tawonga district general hospital

Object. Round tobacco tin made of gold coloured metal. Tin has concentric circles of gold and green with black centric section. Written on lid ""De Luxe Dr PAT TOBACCO 2 oz net weight. Black Dymo Label -''Tram Pass''. Tin of twenty-one round metal tokens with enameled front. Concentric circles from edge of blue enamel and white enamel. Suspension piece at crest. Centre section of gold coloured enamel with red shield in centre with gold coloured Southern Cross. Hand above shield holding a stick. On outer blue enamel. "SUPPLY DEPARTMENT PROVINCIAL TRAMWAYS'', On white inner enamel ring ''STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA''.Imprinted on reverse, Various 3-digit numbers - different on each token.numismatics, tokens, secv provincial tram passes

Photo taken by Ben Parle 8/4/1958. Photo of the SEC Ballarat Ford welding truck, at the intersection of Macarthur St and Wendouree Parade, View Point Junction. Note tram stop signage. Three SEC workers in view, with road signage set up and truck connected to the overhead for welding work. Note bicycle leaning against truck. Welder - Weld. See Reg Item 7700 for another photo of the truck in the Power Station yard and 10003 at Lydiard St level crossing. For high resolution scan see btm2864.tif Yields information about the use of the SECV welding truck to repair rail joints or the rail head.Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom."Drummond St. and View Point Junction Ballarat" / "8-4-58". Has slide No. "5" stamped in black in top corner.tramways, trams, rails, welding, trucks

Colour photograph by Ron Hood of No. 28 ready to depart from the Mt Pleasant terminus. The driver has his hands on the controller. The tram has the destination of Gardens via Drummond Nth. In the background is the Cash Butcher's shop.Yields information about tram 28 and the Mt Pleasant terminus.Colour slides in hanimount cardboard mount."Ballarat" and ink "Dec 1970" along with "1".tramways, trams, mt pleasant, tram 26

A book of 180 pages features photographs of Bogong Primary School and Mount Beauty School on the front cover.non-fictionThis book was produced for the 50th anniversary of the Mount Beauty Primary School in order to record its unique history. It explains the role played by Bogong as the field headquarters for the Kiewa Hydro Scheme. Bogong Primary School opened on January 1, 1941, and closed on January 1, 1980. It served the children of State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) workers who lived in this remote area. With the growth of the town due to influx of workers, Mount Beauty State School No. 4644 opened on the 3rd February 1948, in the SEC recreation hall. bogong state school, mount beauty state school

Set of three colour photographs by Ron Hood December 1970 taken in Lydiard St North: 1 - Two bogie trams at the end of the double track in Lydiard St North - In the background are Reid's coffee palace, Macleod & Co., Collier, and 3BA. Photo taken from the balcony of the Provincial Hotel. 2 - as above - tram 43, northbound to Lydiard St North. 3 - tram 39 turning from Lydiard St Nth to Sturt St with the conductor having alighted. Tram has an electric cooking roof advert. In the background is the Ballarat Post Office.Yields information about tram operations in Lydiard St North during Dec. 1970Set of 3 Colour slides in hanimount cardboard mounts.Titled "Lydiard St North" and "Ballarat" in ink.tramways, trams, tram 43, tram 39, lydiard st nth, double track, ballarat post office

Set of two colour photographs by Ron Hood in early Sept. 1971 of trams in Bridge St Ballarat. 1 - tram 42 to Mt Pleasant, with a lady with a pram walking over to the tram. In the background is Dinons Butcher, Didcot & Widmer, BFC Loans and Suttons. 2 - tram 39 to Gardens via Sturt St West, with the Caltex service station, Centenary Hotel (Peel St), Gullans newsagency (Listener In magazine) and E Leitch & Co.Yields information about tram operations on the Gardens via Sturt St West/Mt Pleasant line in Bridge St shortly before closure of the route.Set of 2 Colour slides in plain white cardboard mounts.In ink "Ballarat Sept. 1971" and slide numbers 17 and 18tramways, trams, bridge st, tram 42, tram 39

Colour photograph by Ron Hood in December 1970 of tram 43 in Barkly St running to Mt Pleasant.Yields information about tram operations on the Mt Pleasant Route in Dec. 1970.Colour slide in hanimount cardboard mount.tramways, trams, tram 43, barkly st, mt pleasant

Set of three colour photographs by Ron Hood in early Sept. 1971 of tram 30 on the Gardens via Sturt St West service. 1 - tram arriving at the Sturt and Lydiard St stop with the National Mutual, Craigs Hotel and HBA buildings in the background. 2 - In Sturt St west with Victoria Park in the background 3 - ditto - a well loaded tram.Yields information about tram operations on the Gardens via Sturt St West line shortly before closure of the route.Set of 3 Colour slides in plain white cardboard mounts.In ink "Ballarat Sept. 1971" and slide numbers 10, 12, 13tramways, trams, sturt st, tram 30, sturt st west, victoria park

Set of five colour photographs by Ron Hood December 1970 at the Wendouree Parade depot: 1 - Tram 41, showing destination of Mt Pleasant waiting to cross the road - a depot worker is at the controls. 2 - side on view of tram 41- has two Johnnie Walker whiskey roof adverts. 3 - tram 21 showing Mt Pleasant arriving at the depot. Note the red signal lamp on the pole behind the tram. 4 - trams 41 and 21 changing over at the junction. 5 - front of depot with trams 40 and 37 visible. Yields information about tram operations and the process of changing trams over at the depot.Set of 5 Colour slides in hanimount cardboard mounts.Titled "Outside depot" or "Ballarat Depot" in ink.tramways, trams, depot, tram 41, tram 21, wendouree parade, tram 40, tram 37

Set of 11 Photographs by Ron Hood show tram 34 climbing Lydiard St North to the terminus, at the terminus and then at the Sebastopol terminus, and on its return journey before crossing Albert St. The last slide has the person who accompanied Ron on his trip - Doug Robinson walking over to the tram.Yields information about the use tram 34 on the Lydiard St and Sebastopol lines.Set of eleven colour slides in hanimount cardboard mounts."Ballarat" in ink on some of the slides and December 1970 on one. All are numbered in ink. Slide 11 has "December 1970 and Doug Robinson" written in.tramways, trams, tram 34, lydiard st nth, albert st, sebastopol

Photo of Ballarat No. 12 with destination of Victoria St., westbound in Sturt St, passing the City Loop. No. 12 has a "Twin Lakes" sign on the back of the tram. In the background is the T&G Assurance Society building, the Vegas cinema and other buildings on the south side of St. St. See item 407 for a laminated print.Yields information about the vicinity of the Sturt St city loop and the buildings on the south side of Sturt St.Black and White photograph mounted on heavy cardboard backing with velcro dots on rear.trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, town hall, tram 12

Photograph of No. 12 heading up Sturt St. hill, passing City loop. Tram fitted with large white stripe, Twin Lakes sign under headlight. Destination showing Victoria St. Many Holdens in photograph and some Ford motor cars. Good photo of buildings on south side of Sturt St. at the time, T&G corner building in photo. See also item 2021 for another print.Yields information about the vicinity of the Sturt St city loop and the buildings on the south side of Sturt St.Black and white photograph, laminated.trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st., city loop, tram 12

Photograph taken during the TMSV/ARHS Vic tour of the Ballarat Tramway system on 21/8/1971. Photo features Norm Cross standing on the step of tram 42 at the Grey St Sebastopol loop. Taken with Norm's camera.Demonstrates a tour photograph featuring a well known tramway enthusiast Norm Cross.Colour print with date of August 1971 stamped on the rear.tram 42, tmsv tours, grey st loop

Photograph of Geelong No 16 and at least 5 others. No. 16 has the destination of Depot. Probably Ryrie St, just south of Garden St intersection, East Geelong, opposite Geelong High School, 1950 or 51. Maybe the afternoon pickup with cars going to all other termini except Belmont. Or an excursion. The mix of rocker panel colours limits the date.Yields information about SECV Geelong 16 and the use of trams in Ryrie St.Copy negative on a heavy substrate.tramcars, tramways, geelong, tram 16, ryrie st.

Photograph of Geelong No 5 (fitted with zebra stripes) with the destination of City at the corner of Moorabool and Ryie Sts with a Pengelly built tram in the background, along with the Bank of New South Wales building. The tram has a "Pay as you enter" sign. Destination Eaglehawk gives a date of 1955 for the painting of the Zebra stripes. Photographer unknown.Yields information about SECV Geelong 5 in 1955.Copy negative on a heavy substrate.tramcars, tramways, geelong, tram 5, moorabool st, ryrie st.